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    Dentistry Board

    Active dates:1885-
    Authority:
    1885 Minn. Laws Chap. 199 Sec. 2
    Minn. Stat. 150A.02
    Rule(s):
    Minn. Rules Chap. 3100
    Function:

    The board examines, licenses, registers, and disciplines dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants in Minnesota, and enforces the Minnesota Dental Practices Act.

    The Dentistry Board is currently providing administrative management of the Health Professionals Services Program Committee program, which includes setitng the program budget and the pro rata share of program expenses to be borne by each participating board, providing guidance on the general operation of the program, including hiring of program personnel, and ensuring that the programs direction is in accord with its authority.

    Preceded by:
    Board of Examiners [Dentists]
    Board of Dental Examiners
    State Board of Dental Examiners
    State Board of Dentistry
    History:

    The board was originally named the Board of Examiners [Dentists] (1885 Laws of Minnesota Chap. 199, Sec. 2). The name was changed to Board of Dental Examiners by 1905 Revised Laws Chap. 35, 2313. In 1935 it became the State Board of Dental Examiners (1935 Laws of Minnesota, Chap. 95, Sec. 1). The name was then changed to the State Board of Dentistry (1969 Laws of Minnesota Ch. 974, Sec. 2). A 1975 law changed the name to the Board of Dentistry (1975 Laws of Minnesota, Chap. 136, Sec. 25).
    Membership:

    As of 2017, the board is composed of five dentists, one dental hygienist, one licensed dental assistant, and two public members.

    Entries for this agency in the Annual Compilation and Statistical Report of Multi-Member Agencies Report: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978.

    Note: This report provides membership details as well as meeting information and a summary of the group's activities.

    Internet resource:
    Minnesota Management & Budget Agency Profile
    Board of Dentistry
    Reports:
    Minnesota Board of Dentistry: Report to the Legislature in Compliance with Minnesota Statutes Section 3D.06 (Sunset Review) (2011)
    Audit Report: Minnesota Board of Dentistry July 1, 2000, through June 30, 2003
    Biennial Report (1974-1998)
    Minnesota Health Licensing Boards Biennial Reports (1998- )
    Annual Report of the Minnesota State Board of Dental Examiners to the Governor of Minnesota (1926-1939)
    Annual Report to the Governor of Minnesota, of the Minnesota State Board of Dental Examiners For the Year ... (1934-1938)
    Note: The Legislative Reference Library may have additional reports on or by this group available through our catalog.
    Documents/Articles:
    News clippings and documents. Agencies Notebook Collection, 1959-2017.
    Record last updated: 01/31/2019
     

    All information on this group from the Library’s collection of agency notebooks has been digitized. These materials are incorporated into the “documents/articles” section of the record. Please contact a librarian with any questions. The Minnesota Agencies database is a work in progress.

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